Huang Agrees to Answer Congress on China Spy Allegations

Jensen Huang has agreed to answer questions from U.S. lawmakers about his relationship with a woman suspected by U.S. intelligence of spying for China, according to House committee chairmen. The reported agreement came after lawmakers threatened to subpoena the former Nvidia chief executive, who resigned on Thursday, November 12. The allegations have not been established as findings of espionage, and Huang has denied compromising national security.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast said Huang’s team confirmed he would appear. Mast and two other Republican committee chairmen had requested a briefing and threatened a subpoena if Huang did not agree. The session is expected before the Thanksgiving recess and behind closed doors, but a date has not been announced. Mast said he expects it to be under oath, recorded on video and transcribed; those arrangements have not been confirmed as final.

Lawmakers want to ask about Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based data-center company Megaspeed, and whether the relationship raised security concerns. U.S. intelligence agencies suspect Alice Huang of spying for China. There is no public...